Purple Flash Ornamental Pepper

Purple Flash is a compact ornamental pepper with a layered, mounded habit and striking foliage that gives summer containers and garden beds color before and alongside its fruit. PanAmerican Seed notes that its fruit is hot; handle it carefully and do not mistake this selection for a mild sweet pepper. ## Form and Seasonal Interest PanAmerican Seed lists this selection at 13–15 inches tall and 19–21 inches wide, with a mounded habit. The branching structure and foliage provide the main display through summer; fruit adds another accent as plants mature. The published dimensions match the current catalog labels and rounded metric values. ## Siting and Growing Choose a sunny, warm location and allow room for the plant’s wider-than-tall spread. Peppers generally perform best in fertile, well-drained soil with steady moisture; avoid waterlogged ground. The breeder identifies Purple Flash fruit as hot. Its exact fruit heat and edible use are not specified on the product page, so treat it as a hot ornamental pepper and taste cautiously if harvesting. ## Growing and Harvest Grow outdoors after frost danger has passed and nights are reliably warm. Water deeply when the soil begins to dry, more often in a container during hot weather, and keep drainage open. PanAmerican Seed recommends high light and warm conditions for ornamental pepper production. Remove damaged foliage and handle ripe fruit with care. ## Maintenance See [PanAmerican Seed’s Purple Flash profile](https://www.panamseed.com/Products/045600001004363/ornamental-pepper-purple-flash/) and [Utah State University Extension’s pepper growing guide](https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/peppers-in-the-garden) for selection and general pepper culture.